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A&H: Mental health... Pulling through

Wednesday, 12 July 2017, 09:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Daniela Allen

The World Health Organisation states that there is no health without mental health. The physical aspect of pregnancy and postpartum recovery has received lots of attention, but  little attention...

As South Sudan's civil war rages, cholera takes deadly toll

Tuesday, 11 July 2017, 15:51 Last update: about 9 years ago

Clasping frail arms around his stomach, Machar Weituor doubles over in pain as he slowly positions himself over the hole in his bed. Too feeble to make it to the toilet, the 40-year-old groans faintly...

A&H: Why you are what you eat

Tuesday, 11 July 2017, 13:00 Last update: about 9 years ago A&H Magazine

Your body is only as good as what it is fed. Eating gives your body the materials it needs to build healthy tissue. It also tells your body what it should do. Your metabolism keeps your body's engine...

Soldier who lost 4 limbs opening retreat to help others

Saturday, 8 July 2017, 12:45 Last update: about 9 years ago

Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills awoke in a hospital on his 25th birthday to learn that an explosion in Afghanistan had robbed him of all four limbs. He later told his wife to take their daughter and...

Cardiosteroil Garlic and Coenzyme Q10, the heart combination

Friday, 7 July 2017, 13:24 Last update: about 9 years ago

Garlic and CoQ10 are both very important components for heart health and act synergistically. Garlic helps to protect the heart and CoQ10 helps to energize it. Garlic reduces the oxidation of LDL...

A&H: Oral health... rotting teeth

Thursday, 6 July 2017, 10:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Marika Azzopardi

Tooth decay is more common than we might think. Often, children have as many as eight holes in their teeth or teeth that are worn down to stumps. The cause is a diet that is high on sugary and acidic...

India's no-meat, no-lust advice for pregnant women ridiculed

Tuesday, 4 July 2017, 12:43 Last update: about 9 years ago

India's government is advising pregnant women to avoid all meat, eggs and lusty thoughts. Doctors say the advice is preposterous, and even dangerous, considering India's already-poor record with...

Few opioid-addicted youth get standard treatment medication

Tuesday, 4 July 2017, 12:42 Last update: about 9 years ago

Only 1 in 4 teens and young adults with opioid addiction receive recommended treatment medication despite having good health insurance, according to a study that suggests doctors are not keeping up...

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